Feb 24, 2011 22:03
13 yrs ago
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Swedish term

spårområde

Swedish to English Tech/Engineering Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Stort spårområde som hanterar järnvägsgods.
Proposed translations (English)
3 track area
3 track complex

Discussion

Tim Kynerd Feb 25, 2011:
Yes, but... ...the posted phrase is really a definition of the term "goods yard/freight yard." You can't translate a definition by substituting the term being defined.
Chris Says Bye Feb 25, 2011:
Speaking as a non-expert, isn't this just a goods yard/freight yard?

Proposed translations

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track area

Long Island Rail Road employees hauled away 85 cubic yards of debris this past weekend from the track area in and around Jamaica Station, the first of a....

track area - Rail tracks between grass and gravel in a rural area...



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Note added at 12 Min. (2011-02-24 22:15:14 GMT)
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Method and device for warning persons in the track area via a high frequency communications channel

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Note added at 12 Min. (2011-02-24 22:15:37 GMT)
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We realise all protective measures for working within railway track areas, e.g.

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Note added at 4 Tage (2011-03-01 10:52:37 GMT) Post-grading
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thank you to.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Tim Kynerd : I thought of this, but to me, "track area" connotes the right-of-way, accessible only to authorized personnel.
2 hrs
maybe...I feel it so, as I wrote - with the examples....BTW:we wrote the answer at the same time yesterday:- ))
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I finally went for this more general term. Freight yard is mentioned in the same text btw. Thanks for your input!"
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track complex

I think there are a lot of ways to go with this. "Track complex" is just a suggestion. I came up with this by Googling for definitions of "freight yard."
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